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Coach’s pathetic attempt at greenwashing its cruelly obtained leather products is nothing short of a despicable con. Slapping trendy buzzwords like “recycled”, “regenerative”, and “sustainable” on its bags does nothing to prevent the cruelty or environmental destruction inherent in the leather trade, which can never be sustainable. Take action below to urge fashion brand Coach to stop selling leather!
© Christian Faesecke / We Animals
Cows are social animals. They have the ability to recognise more than 100 other cows, and they form close friendships with members of their herd. Researchers report that cows grieve when their friends or family members die. But more than a billion gentle cows and other animals are killed annually for their skin worldwide each year. These animals are forced to endure all the horrors of factory farming, including castration, branding, dehorning, and tail-docking – often without any painkillers. After a lifetime of intensive confinement, they’re typically transported to an abattoir, where their throats are slit and some are even skinned and dismembered while they’re still conscious, often in full view of other terrified animals.
In addition, leather production fuels climate change, deforestation, and biodiversity loss and pollutes local waterways with faeces, chemicals, and other waste. In the Amazon, deforestation from raising cows for their skin or flesh is responsible for the release of over 300 million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere each year.
According to the Higg Materials Sustainability Index, leather made from cows’ skin contributes more to global heating, water pollution, water depletion, and greenhouse gas emissions than any synthetic or plant-based vegan leather. With the widespread availability of animal-friendly materials – including vegan leathers made from apples, mushrooms, mangoes, tree bark, and many other natural sources – it’s high time Coach chose style, compassion, and true conservation.